Gas-generating apparatus.



R. B. BROWN.

GAS GENERATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14. 1914.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

rnLuMBu PLANOGRAPH C04, WASHINGTON, D c.

I0 all whom it may concern I FFIQE .;'R'EZEAII'B.;BROWN,10F MILWAUKEE,WISCONSI1\T,ASSIGNOR T0 RITERFGONLEY'MANU- FA-GTUR'INGCOM PA-NYG-OF' PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATIONjOF NEW 7 JERSEY.

Y Specification of iIletters P atent.

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ratenteaaa i11,1916.

ap ieat i a eq pctober 1 1, 1 914. SeriaI-NO. 866,600.

Be 'itknown-that I, REZEAU B.--BRowN, a

... .t .I f 'unit disat sy e at Millwaukee, in; the. county of Milwaukee and State'jof NVisconsin,' have 'invented certainl -new ,ajndusefulylmprovements in Gas-Generating. Appara u wl hft fellow/ins s asp ei a on This. ny nti n, relates, to .im r Ye e s in apparatus for generat ng gas, and;n1o'r e"par- :tiqu ar yiath mea li' li. cl .9 ,i jaqti n. tw e -j he ta dirine and a. retort at th w t ionerato "*.T e.pres t. nYent ng elafies m Pe tieu air y; 9 t etype' Qf stru tur d s s inf the; "patent to; Barnum andaCarpenter, I

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and the stand-pipe are permanently open, no

means being shown, for shutting off commul nication between anyone offtheeretorts and 1 itsjstand-pipe.

f 'lfhe presentlnvention is designed to pro- .v de .closurem n fo ch onsequ t sald means being of a simplelcharaeter and readily under the contr'ol'of the operator, ena-- bli s h m toppen or d s camm m t at w l t eplo ur me n be n ,lq at dw th the; stand-pipe and cooperating"withfthe stand pipe end of the connection, the object being to provide a structure and a'rrangementj which will enable either .one of a I pair.

5 .r Qrt haYing. their ne i PP ing each other in the stand-pipe to be closed at will or both remain open.

" To hese and otherendsytheinature of it which will bereadilyu'nderstoodasthe invei ltion is hereinafter disclosed, said invention consists A in the improved construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully J'fdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

' sp t ni ach o t v ews, Fig r f. saf 9 k ng two vertical rows of retorts forming a.

"lead to the stand-pipe atthe left of Fig. 1. r As will beseemthe shaft 10 islocated be- I In the,a' ccompanying drawing, in which low the member 8, thus placing'the support similar reference characters indicate similar" elevation, partly in section,of aportionof a gas; generating apparatus, the views sho'w-' .55 bench; and a third vertical row forming a part'of anadjacent bench, with a stand-pipe common. to retorts of adjacent benches, and also a stand-pipe located at one en'dof-a "sta ch-and therefore cooperating with but-( one vertical row; Fig. 2 is vertical.,,sec-

i ti malview on the line 2-2 of Fig.1; and 'Flg. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on ithe line' of Fig. 1.

*Inithe drawings, 5 de'signates each of aiT plurality of retorts having connections 6 with stand-pipes 7, the stand-pipe atthe left of Figclbeing connected to the vertical rows of "retorts on its opposite sides, .thenstandpipe at the right'bei-ng connected to :a. single vertical row. As will be seen from.-Fig.' 1,

the con-nection 6 from retorts onfltheasame horizontal plane directly oppose each fother in the intervening stand-pipe. This fact enables me to provide a simple closure meansfl 5 "which is extremely effective and readily'manipulated by the operator. The particular means employed byme for this purpose is a member "8 having curved faceson its opposite sides with a vertical diameter greaten'so than across sectional area of either connecti'onwith which it is adapted to cooperate.

'A preferred form of member is asphere, as n that form provides a suflic1ent weight and a ,suitable curvature for the purpose.

. 5 f The member is connected to one end of an ans-9 which preferably extends in the form of asha-ft 10 through a bearingorbushing 11 carried by the front of the stand-pipe,

suitable packing being employed if desired;

to "p ent leakage of gas therethrough.

The outer end of the shaft is provided" with a suitable latch mechanism of simple design, the} latch being preferably operative with respect'to the means when the member 8 is mid-Way betweenits extremes of movement, the position shownffor instance, in the stand-pipeat theright of Fig. 1, or incon- Iiection withth lower pair' of retorts which for the member 8 ins'uch position'that in moving from a point of balance Ithe,mid

component is effective in retaining the memi her in its seated position.

As will be seen, the shaft arm and member form practically a unitary structure movable 1n a manner to provide a swinging movement of the member 8.with the shaft 10' as the axis, the particular shape of the member 8 being such that it accommodates itself to its seat (the latter being of any preferred arrangement, as at 6 without the use of any particular form of connection between the arm and member, the structure enabling the use of a rigid connection at this point. In addition, the member is so shaped as to afford a minimum of resistance to the passage of the gas through the stand-pipe from retorts above or below, depending upon the v direction of flow of gas through the standthe latter position placing the member in what may be considered as a balanced con-.

pipe, the curved surfaces providing no pocketoformation to act as a collecting agency for impurities which may be car- I u tions opposingeach other in the stand-pipe,...

ried by the gas.

As seen in Fig. 1, the member can be.

swung into engagement with either seat or be positioned at a point mid-way of its seats,

dition. Since the seats form stops which limit the extremes of movements of the member 8, it will be readily understood that a simple latch mechanism may be employed, one type of which is shown in the drawings, it being necessary only to lock the member in its non-closing position. Obviously, a removal of the holding device and an overbalancing of the member 8 will cause it to automatically seat itself. As will be seen in connection with the stand-pipe at the right in Fig. 1, the same arrangement of which the, retorts open thereinto on one side only. The shafts 10 are located substantially in a plane extending mid-way between opposing connections; consequently, the movement of the member 8 from its intermediate position to its position in contact with its connection seat is suflicient to cause the weight of the member to become effective in holding the member to its seat without the aid of additional holding mechanism. Valves 8 and their cooperating connections are of such size,weight and ruggedness that as the members move to position on seats ,6, the impact or jarringefl'ect tends to .break up deposits around the seat and on the member 8, and permitting the member to more closely fit its seat, both the'member and its seat being thus kept practically clean during the operation of the apparatus. What I claim is:

. rigidly .by an arm, said armhavinga lateral extension extending, through the front wall of the stand-pipe below the plane of the connection, whereby the member may have a swinging movement toward and from its seat and be held thereon by the weightof the member, said member having a curved face opposing the communication passageway. a u 1 v p 2. In gas generating apparatus, a vertically-extending stand-pipe, a pair ofv retorts communicating therewith through connections opposing each other in the stand-. pipe, and swinging means within the pipe adapted to closeeither connection at will, said means swinging on an axis located below the plane of the connections, said means posing the connections. I u

3. In gas generating apparatus, a vertically-extending stand-pipe, a pair of retorts communicating. therewithf'thro'ugh connecincluding amember having curved faces opand swinging means within the pipe adapted to close either. connection at will, said means swinging on an axis located below the plane of the connections, said means including a spherical member having a diameter greater than the cross-sectional area of either com munication-passageway. K v f 4:. In gas generating apparatus, a vertically extending stand-pipe, a pair of retorts communicating therewith through connec;v tions opposing each other. in the stand-pipe, and swinging means within the pipe adapted to close either connection atwill, said means swinging on an axis located below the plane of the connections, the connectionshaving relatively short lateral conduits extending from the mouth-pieces and separately 0pening one above the other througha vertical wall of the stand-pipe and with a valve seat at the juncture of each conduit with the stand-pipe, and a plurality of independently operating valves within the stand-pipe and mounted to oscillate abouthorizont'al axes disposed transversely of the stand-pipe, each valve adapted to cooperatewith one of said valve seats for closing communication beincluding a member having curved faces 10 tween the corresponding retort and the opposing the connections. I stand-pipe. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature 6. In gas generating apparatus, a vertiin presence of two witnesses.

- cally extending stand-pipe, a pair of retorts communicating therewith through connec- REZEAU BROWN tions opposing each other in the stand-pipe, Witnesses: and swinging means within the pipe adapted NELLIE F. HAYWARD, to close either connection at will, said means LINDA MUENSTER.

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